Solved several international disputes in Central America, got the Nobel Peace Prize for work with the Russians and Japanese (Russo-Japanese War)
Used the slogan in his bid for re-election in 1904 "The Square Deal"- What do you think this means?
Pushed for the "Meat Inspection Act" and later the "Pure Food and Drug Act" in 1906
Pushed for land to be set aside for public use (National Parks) and for historic sites to be protected
Teddy Roosevelt "firsts"......to leave the country while a sitting president (went to Panama), first to entertain a prominent African American in the White House, first to call the White House the White House, first president to fly in an airplane, first to own a car, first to get submerged in a submarine.
Wanted to show US power through the "Great White Fleet" 1907-1909
- Republican and Independent party
- President 1901-1908 (VP for McKinley, won on his own in 1904, ran as an independent in the Election of 1912)
- "Trust buster" vs. railroad monopolies
- Was not anti-business....just wanted to regulate not dissolve trusts
- Expert on ornithology (birds) and the US Navy
- Pushed for the building of the Panama Canal
(France attempted it in the 1880s, Went up and over Panama, Needs rain, No mosquitoes, 1903-1913)Panama Canal Tranist and Operation Cartoon
Panama Canal Time Lapse